Burgan Bank Private Banking hosts exclusive event for its clientele at Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyya Museum

Press release

Published October 9th, 2011 - 03:04 GMT

Al Bawaba

Burgan Bank Private Banking recently held an exclusive event for its clientele at Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyya’s Museum in the Americani Cultural Center. The event was an opportunity for the bank to meet and strengthen ties with its high net worth clients, as well as to shed light on the recent key milestones that Burgan Bank’s Private Banking Group achieved by winning the prestigious “Best Private Bank in Kuwait award in 2011”. During the event, guests were treated to a special tour to view for the first time in Kuwait the remarkable Al Sabah collection “Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of Mughals” galleries and were also briefed on the history of the Americani Mission Hospital followed by a special performance with contemporary music played for the first time in Kuwait by the international and famous “Vienna Boys Choir”.

May Al-Mudhaf, Burgan Bank’s Chief Investment Banking and Treasury Officer said: “ This exclusive evening is a taken of appreciation to our clientele to thank them for voting for us at the 2011 World Finance Banking Awards which led to recognizing Burgan Private Banking as the best private bank in Kuwait.”

Earlier in 2007, Burgan Bank Private Banking was recognized by Euromoney as the Best Local Private Bank in Kuwait. In 2011, it was once again awarded with the “Best Private Bank in Kuwait” award by World Finance, a reflection of its commitment to attain trust through excellence.

Burgan Bank’s Private Banking Group provides wealth management services, investment vehicles, and traditional banking services to clients from Kuwait and the region with high net worth.

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.